Turning Pro with Becky Contreras

The move shows Atlanta is “the epicenter of  soccer,” says Owner Arthur Blank.

Whether you say "soccer" or "fútbol," there's more to the beautiful game than the final score. In the U.S. and around the world, people talk about the special relationship between the community in the stands and the players on the pitch.

This first edition of our monthly series reprising stories I’ve had the good fortune to write over the years was chosen for several reasons.  (And I say “good fortune” because the vast majority of my stories in decades of freelance writing have been my ideas, not assignments – so I’